We have been making studies from time to time both in the War Department and the Navy Department to see if something could not be done relative to the promotion problem.
That didn't seem to be practical to me.
No very good plan has ever been presented to me.
But I haven't seen any plan up to the present time that seemed to be feasible.
If some method can be worked out, I should be glad to see it done.
The country had been living beyond its means.
It fittingly portrays that peace hath its victories no less than war.
I believe that the Federal Government to-day is the best-conducted big business in the world.
The margin between prosperity and depression is always very small.
Exclusive devotion to their subordinate even though important departments must give place to loyalty to the whole Govern...
The National Government ought to be one great entity responsible for the happiness of 120,000,000 of people.